incompetent

英 [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt]

美 [ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt]

adj.  无能力的; 不胜任的; 不称职的
n.  不称职(或不能胜任、无能)的人

复数：incompetents　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 无能力的；不胜任的；不称职的
  not having the skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done
  1. an incompetent teacher
     不称职的教师
  2. his incompetent handling of the affair
     他在处理这件事上的无能表现
  3. The Prime Minister was attacked as incompetent to lead.
     首相被攻击缺乏领导能力。

noun

• 不称职（或不能胜任、无能）的人
  a person who does not have the skill or ability to do their job or a task as it should be done

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无能力的;不称职的;不合格的
  If you describe someone asincompetent, you are criticizing them because they are unable to do their job or a task properly.
  1. The court declared him incompetent to manage his financial affairs...
     法庭宣布他不具备管理自己财务的能力。
  2. I was incompetent at playing the piano...
     我钢琴弹得不好。
  3. He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers.
     他想取得解雇不称职老师的权力。
  4. Anincompetentis someone who is incompetent.
     无能力的人;不能胜任的人;不称职者
  5. I'm surrounded by incompetents!
     我周围都是些没用的人！

英英释义

noun

• someone who is not competent to take effective action
  Synonym:incompetent person

adj

• not meeting requirements
  1. unequal to the demands put upon him
  Synonym:incapableunequal to(p)
• not qualified or suited for a purpose
  1. an incompetent secret service
  2. the filming was hopeless incompetent
• legally not qualified or sufficient
  1. a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
  2. incompetent witnesses
  Synonym:unqualified
• not doing a good job
  1. incompetent at chess
  Synonym:unskilled
• showing lack of skill or aptitude
  1. a bungling workman
  2. did a clumsy job
  3. his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
  Synonym:bunglingclumsyfumbling

双语例句

• He has been scathing in his denunciation of corrupt and incompetent politicians.
  他抨击起那些腐败无能的政客来一直都很尖刻犀利。
• Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers.
  董事们运用赋予他们的更大权力罢免不称职的校长。
• The mess was directly attributable to a corrupt and incompetent official.
  某个腐败无能的官员是导致这一烂摊子的罪魁祸首。
• This is why coaching has become so popular: it fills in the gap left by incompetent management.
  这就是教练之所以如此流行的原因：它填补了不称职管理层留下的空白。
• I had a completely incompetent solicitor.
  我有一个极不称职的律师。
• The court declared him incompetent to manage his financial affairs
  法庭宣布他不具备管理自己财务的能力。
• How can you be so incompetent and fail something so easily?
  你怎么这么无能，如此轻易地把事情搞砸了？
• He was retired from office as incompetent.
  他因不称职被辞退了。
• I feel that Bush is an incompetent leader and president.
  小美国鬼子说：我认为布什不是一个有能力的领导和总统。
• The coach was incompetent and the team suffered repeated defeats.
  因教练无能，该队屡遭败绩。